A day at the beach

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avkrampy

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I just returned from a trip to the beach. As expected it was sandy and salty. My knife is a Kershaw Vapor II. Stainless steel 8Cr13MoV blade with a bead blasted finish. I was just wondering what I should do to keep my knife working properly and looking nice.
 
well if it gets sand in it.. people will hate me for this, but i use degreaser dish soap. smells nice and really gets the crap out with running water, then dry it off good and put a few drops of oil in the pivot.. and it was WAY to hot today.:eek:
 
wash the knife off as soon as possible and then apply some kind of protectant to the blade. Something like tuff glide or rem oil.
 
Trigcure said:
well if it gets sand in it.. people will hate me for this, but i use degreaser dish soap. smells nice and really gets the crap out with running water, then dry it off good and put a few drops of oil in the pivot.. and it was WAY to hot today.:eek:
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Nothing wrong with using dish soap & water. I clean virtually all my folders this way. If you use water that's almost hot (but still tolerable to your hands), it'll warm up the internals of the knife and will help to evaporate any residual moisture in the pivot & liners. Dries much more quickly & completely this way. Then, as you've suggested, oil as needed.
 
Buckles said:
wash the knife off as soon as possible and then apply some kind of protectant to the blade. Something like tuff glide or rem oil.
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I forgot and left my DDR3 in my pocket and went into the Gulf of Mexico last summer. I washed it off as best I could when I got back to the hotel, but didn't have tools or oil with me. Now I'm continually fighting rust spots on the liner (410 Stainless). I'm going to try to polish it all out but afraid there may be some pitting.
 
After washing, spray the knife liberally with WD 40 to displace any moisture-that's what it is made for.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
Nothing wrong with using dish soap & water. I clean virtually all my folders this way. If you use water that's almost hot (but still tolerable to your hands), it'll warm up the internals of the knife and will help to evaporate any residual moisture in the pivot & liners. Dries much more quickly & completely this way. Then, as you've suggested, oil as needed.
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hang knife on a piece of string, and use the hairdryer on it (the string keeps your fingers away from the hot)
 
Consider also taking a cheapy Opinel or other knife to the beach, and leaving the good stuff at home. No worries.
 
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